Efforts made for improvement in quality of farm protection chemicals

Efforts made for improvement in quality of farm protection chemicals Due to sudden
increase in demand of farm protection chemicals for its use in prescribed period
in Kharif and Rabi and Fruit belt area of the State, Mischievous elements tries
to supply adulterated and fake pesticides which causes loss to the farmers. It is
the priority of Government to ensure availability of high quality farm protection
chemicals to the farmers. For this, officers of the department have to take action
against the mischievous elements supplying adulterated and fake pesticides in the
State as follows:

Departmental officers are continuously moving in the field and where ever the doubtful
things are found, effective action is being taken under the provisions of Pesticides
Act, 1968 and rules 1971.

A team of pesticides Inspector is organized to raid from time to time in the whole
state in which samples of farm protection chemicals are collected from the premises
of pesticides manufacturers and retailers.

During the raid, if any deficiency is found, action is ensured against default manufacturer
and retailers under suitable provisions of Pesticides Act, 1968 which includes cancellation
of license and sealing of premises and writ petition can be filed in the court.

Departmental Officers are instructed that they will ensure with full dedication
in the interest of the farmers that no factory is operated in his district which
is manufacturing fake pesticides and adversely affecting the field of the farmers,

They are also instructed that they will ensure supply of quality pesticides to the
farmers of the state. Along with this, they will also contribute to take strict
action under suitable provisions of Pesticides Act 1968 against those persons who
are found guilty of causing loss to the farmers by selling fake and sub-standard
pesticides.

In the year 2016-17, 6633 samples till date has been drawn from the premises of
private sellers and manufacturers under Pesticides Act 1968 of which 409 samples
were found sub-standard and case has been filed against 259 sellers and manufacturers
found guilty. The action is being taken to file case against the remaining and FIR
has been filed against 20 in Police.

Those officers have been appreciated who has caught factories of fake pesticides
and ensure quality of pesticides.

Recovered fake pesticides in huge quantity.FIR were filed against the accused person.

8

Gonda
(Karnailganj

12 May,2016

Recovered fake pesticides of Bayer Co.FIR were filed against the accused person.

9

Badaun

29 May,2016

Team found packets of Arise Gold brand of Paddy of Bayer Crop Science, blank plastic
bags, fake sealing machine, D-Trucker pesticide of D. Agro science Company and stickers.
As a result, FIR was filed against concerned person.

10

Amethi

31 May,2016

Recovered fake seeds and pesticides along with blank wrappers and sewing machine,
as a result, FIR was filed against concerned person.